75% of Britons are it seems "health illiterate" as per their cholesterol levels and body mass index (BMI) 10% of us do not know if we have a family history of illness, although 25% of us know our BMI (our weight to height ratio.)
90% of us know our weight and 96% of us know our height. However, 60% of us do not know how to calculate their body mass index (BMI).
Of concern, is that less than half of us know our blood pressure and not even a third of us know our cholesterol level, PruHealth's survey found. Both, high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure can cause heart disease .
The private medical insurer 's survey discovered that, depsite the survey results, 80% of us deem themselves healthy .
